A cobporatioit



O t. l, 1929. A, R, Hol-:FT 14,329,942

SHIPPING BOX Filed July 19. `1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 SHIPPING BOX Filed July 19. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Application mea' Y July: 19,'

:t This invention lelatestto improvements inf shipping, boxes and it consists .of the jmatters hereina'-ter, describ'edand more .particularly described ini-theappendedrlaims. i Y .5

.35 #The iprimary; object; of ;the invention ,is Itoprovid y a-boxrespecially adapted, Efor,V the parcel pos shi} me11t,Ofdairyproducts direct tbathorcnumeii Fand vthel like i returnv when empty to the shipperglwrlich yboxthough light 41o in weight;szstrongtfandidurablef 'ff-Anothersobject, lof,+ the-r invention is lto ,.so rrar'l'gefthe; parts that they will readily s ugfA gest totheiauthorized party themannerin wlhchffthefboxfmayg begopened andclosed and 15 thsawithout dangfellf the breakage .onlossi ofxanyeonether:sadnfparts,,frj f -V .E i

Still-la; ,further object of the .invention is to provideg-a;rboxfofathis.; kind whichincludesv twohingedyeoven partsla'dapted to be gfolded (-20 into :Superposed'frelation to `l close the box, whohfcoyerl parts notonly securethe reversible='address. card L inf fposition: to expose the desiredjpo'rtionsofthegsaine7 but include parts adapted-to interengage to lock said `cover i125 parts in boxcljosing.ppsition. 1

,.These; objects- ,o the 4invention as WellL .as othersfa together, jwith the 1 many advantages thereofxvvill;moreully; appear as I proceed, withimyfspecoation. L vso -..In. t1.1e drwir'lgsfrvf Y. Y Figfd' isa tgpffplanview o-,the `boxzon- .air enlarged; sal, withj lparts., broken 1 away to. m0re-.,.01 ea1lriShouf,theawnstructoil::Ot the tially Ione-ha1fthe area I of fthefcover.' part .Bare likewise upset to rformleze-#serial No.l 293,ss2.=fw" l therbody of therboxand .25and 3 indicate?. t ecoactingprts providingthe covenfor; saidbox, allmadeof sheet metal. ..'l`hey oxbody which is openat-itsvtop--fisherein shown Aas being `of aividth greater` in one. directionthan ,the other.` andlpf faQ depthdess 'than the smallerl'rwidth butE the' relative-proportions of saidj'widths and-depth; may of course be changed-,Without in'any,l wayf aiecting; the I spirit of f .the invention. i ,f Saidbody ineludesf paralleli-endywalls 4.-4 and; parallel side' .Walls 5-5 conne'cted by round-Z ed' cornersfG- and a? bottomwall-7' which Lis? oset lupwardly above the bottomf edgesy of, said end .and sidewalls'butis,cri1nped=theref i on. To stifen said end andside' Walls'fthe Thel c'over parts Zand 3am-each hingedasr at l8 and 8a respectively to opposedV sidewalls of Athe box body IasWill later appear-and the cover .partQ vapproximates in area more than one half the area-.of the box/tbody, yWhile-the. cover part 3 approximates an; area Substanz of the box body The cover part 2.is upset falon'g one side and both ends to provide a 'downwardly facin'ggroovedfiange 9 to ft over 4the :flange lavon the .top

edge of the box 'body While the side and-ends a downwardlyfacinggroove langelO tol'it` o'ver the flange la :on fthe; associated sidewall and: toy t foverathe likepanges "on the; endsoffthe otherfcoverpartfwhen said cover; parts are-nboxclosingpositionsnv Thus said. groovedflangesnot` only provide xa .better fitfons'aidcover 'partsfon the box fbodybut they` alsostifen: saidzcover parts", f Parts off they flanges along-"the-longer sides ofthe-cover. parts' are curledaboutiapintle 11 xedfto the side fwalls of the box in any suitable man-1 ner/,to fprovide the hingedronnections v8 and. 8l between'theboxfbody and saidlcover parts. f Aportionntlie free margin of thecoven4 part25lis1depressed to form-afseat 12 fortan 952 address, return and' Sstalnpr cardv or,A strip '-13 which engages at onefinargi under. tongues lll-14 :struck up: from saiddepressed. ortion soas -t'o Abe f detachablysecured thereby. 4Inv the vJoodyof ysaidzcover plate nearA said seat; l2; Io'o Vhile in describing:thefinventionxI have are formed two upwardly struck loops or eyes 'l5-15 the purpose of which will later appear and a folding bail 16 is secured to said cover 3 by which the box may be readily carried about when the 'cover parts are in their box closingpositionf- 1- Thef-coverpart"3 'isfprovid'ed Walls of the body and adapted to be folded into superposed relation to close said open top of the box and to engage at their ends upon the opposite end Walls of said box body, means on one cover member to receive a card thereon -wthe f, ther coverjgg member shaving openings threlnto expbsizf` desire'dportions rality of longitudinally spaced openingtsaidard and means on said cover mem- 17-18 andl)` respectivelythroughyvhi addressesof sthconsignraagnsi 1 the card 13 are visible"as"vvell astlepostage'f bersaaptedfirQinterengagement when Vsaid I cover-,memberszalreln .boxf'closing 'position to' stamps When the box is shipped parcelgpostgEfrgAgshipping box embodying therein, a

In this case the opening 18 for the postage stamps is separated from:thefothersopenin'gs.y

, positioned as to register-With thef loops 15:

on'the cover 2Which rvvhen'said-covers-areV in their boxclosing zpositionfjproject F up through said openings, to beengaged-by associated hooks 22-22 pivote'din -saidmarginI .of :said cover 2.5 When said covers-'arefin their Vbox closing. position 'as' bestlshovvn in Fig. 2 and are'lockedin thisl positionbyfthei hooks 22, the cover 3Vis held dovvn-against'the card 13l in a manner"to'prevent-its displace-r ment and ,lin no'mannerlinterferesfvvith the folding bail l'6. :i: im

lVVhen the box? is employedorjthe parcele post shipment of eggs,.which is novvA acorn mon practice, there is. 'employedwithin the box,'top vand bottom' pads 2S-24' of papers boardE with `an intermediate '-celliilarf structure comprising upright tubes 25?.each tol receive an egg, said tubes being secured to@A getherin pairs by clips 26'at the top .and botftom of each pair, such a pair oftubesor cells is 1best shown in'Fig. 6..-The boxv isl com# pletely. filled `vvithsaid tubes o'r cells which' not only snuglyt in the `corners of thebox butalso fit against-'one another, and by.secur-- ing said tubes together in' pairs, they'may be.- easily removedwhen necessary.. Fin i; l c

r Shipping boxes'fmade 1 as abovevzidescribedzare light in -Weight'andthe lpartsy are' so: cor-'z related as to .makerthemustrong andirigid.'IV Again the parts rea'dilyz'sug'ggest, even 43othe; most inexperienced person,- the mode' koffropef,y eration lto.l open and closethe box' and thereare no parts intended-to be=remove`d rom the'boxfwith probableglos's-thereof. l "l referred in' detail to the form; arrangement and construction of the=vario1s'partsfthereo1 the same'is to be vconsidered as merelyvil'lus# trativelso 'thatI-do not wi'shnto be'limited for interengagement When-said cover mem- 3 A Shippingbox-embodying aaai' box body? 'openE at the? top, a: pair of. cover members hinged'along opposite sidewalls of said bodyand there' having a ianged en-r gagement with saidside/Wallsfas well as Withr `the iendffwall'sfof the born body, oneof 'said cover members beingoffant'area'jgreater than acard='reeivin'g seat in' lits 'free margin' 'and upwardly punched' loops# adjacent' 'said seat,

the V-iotl'i'e'r c'o'verf 'member "having l openings thereinito expo'sedesiredfpartsof the card and vlalsof;havingf'ipenin'gsin one =margin thruglr fjvh'ich said upwardly Ipunched yloops extend 'lwhenfsadfcovermembers are in box' closing pos1t1onandhooks pivoted to said,

r'n'ar'gginr offsaid s'ecnd cover `member adapted .tbe i inserted through ls'aid 'loopsyto lock the bersarein b'oxolosing position' 'to lock saidl satvitli'upvv' rdlypunched'card securingl tongues therein, said cover member alsoA having pwardly'ipunched loops therein adj acentA said xseat, f the lother cover member; apprmri'- mating an area of substantiallyuonehalf theA boxand having card exposing openings therein separated by barparts. adapted to engage over saidtongues-Qand also havingfopenings in'l its lfreeIriargiii',-or. the ,passage of said loopsi when' vsaid-covers are inA closed; position, hooks vpivoted Ion-th'e-ree-g marginl .of

said second cover member to be engaged with said loops and a bail pvoted to the first mentioned cover part on the median line of the box body.

In testimony whereof, I have hereuntoset my hand, this 11th day of July, 1928.

ADOLPH R. HOEFT. 

